缺斤短兩

Chinese

		lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	catty; weight equal to 0.5 kg	lack; short	both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael
trad. (缺斤短兩)		缺	斤	短	兩
simp. (缺斤短两)		缺	斤	短	两

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): quējīnduǎnliǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝㄐㄧㄣㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyut³ gan¹ dyun² loeng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: quējīnduǎnliǎng [Phonetic: quējīnduánliǎng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝㄐㄧㄣㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyuejinduǎnliǎng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻüeh¹-chin¹-tuan³-liang³
  - Yale: chywē-jīn-dwǎn-lyǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuejindoanleang
  - Palladius: цюэцзиньдуаньлян (cjueczinʹduanʹljan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyut³ gan¹ dyun² loeng⁵
  - Yale: kyut gān dyún léuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyt⁸ gan¹ dyn² loeng⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: küd³ gen¹ dün² lêng⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːt̚³ kɐn⁵⁵ tyːn³⁵ lœːŋ¹³/

Idiom

缺斤短兩

to give short weight

Synonyms

缺斤少兩／缺斤少两 (quējīnshǎoliǎng)
短斤缺兩／短斤缺两
(Hokkien) 食秤頭／食秤头

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